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2007 End of the Year Awards

Michael D Priddy Awards ($500 each) (total of $3000 given)
  • Amanda Smith - South Central
  • Kristen Nichols - Ayden Grifton
  • Shannon Quinerly - Ayden Grifton
  • Logan Heath - D H Conley
  • Kristen Evans - D H Conley
  • Hailey Metts - J H Rose
Kenneth Dews Award ($50) - outstanding clinical student (AHS II or MSII)
  • Kristin Brooke Stancill - Ayden Grifton
  • Lindsey Allsbrook - South Central
  • Caroline Barrow - Farmville Central
  • Quantice Jones - D H Conley
  • Jennifer Burrus - North Pitt
  • Emily Smith - J H Rose
Perkins Health Scholarship
  • Angelica Pedraza - FCHS PCC for two years (1345.00 per year for 2 years - total $2,691.00)
  • Alana Scott - ECU - one time ($3,000.00)
  • Steffani Milliken AGHS - $4,003.00 for 4 years ($4003.00 for four years - total $16,012.00)
Charles Randy Collier Awards
  • Ainsley Harris - D H Conley $500
  • Brittany Rodriquez - Ayden Grifton $500
Highest GPA

South Central
  • Shaela Churchill- 9th grade- 4.3 GPA
  • Bradley Simpkins- 10th grade-4.75 GPA
  • Kelly Casey- 11th grade-4.75 GPA
  • Roman Gebremeskel-12th grade-6.0 GPA
J H Rose
  • Clarissa Morrisey- 9th grade- 4.3 GPA
  • Michael Lau- 10th grade-4.75 GPA
  • Qihua Fan- 11th grade-5.5 GPA
  • Everett Warren- 12th grade- 5.7 GPA
Farmville Central
  • Dawson Allen- 9th grade-4.5 GPA
  • Sean Peters- 9th grade- 4.5 GPA
  • Corey Vines- 10th grade- 4.75 GPA
  • Brittany Powell- 11th grade-4.75 GPA
  • Sierra Leggett- 12th grade- 4.5 GPA
North Pitt
  • Staci Dennis- 9th grade- 4.0 GPA
  • Jessica Wilson - 10th grade-3.917 GPA
  • Jennifer Walston- 11th grade- 4.0 GPA
  • Brittany Baker- 12th grade-4.0 GPA
D H Conley
  • Kaitlyn Anderson- 9th grade- 4.5 GPA
  • Laura Cartwright- 9th grade- 4.5 GPA
  • Matthew Edwards- 9th grade- 4.5 GPA
  • Taylor Hardee- 9th grade- 4.5 GPA
  • Andrew Nagler- 10th grade-5.0 GPA
  • Matt Shingara- 11th grade- 5.0 GPA
  • Porsche Hunter- 12th grade- 5.0 GPA
Ayden Grifton
  • Edward Boseman- 9th grade- 4.33 GPA
  • Chase Stocks- 10th grade- 4.5 GPA
  • Emily Hudson- 11th grade- 4.75 GPA
  • Steffani Milliken- 12th grade- 5.0 GPA
Volunteer Hours

Ayden Grifton
  • Katie St. Andrews- 284.23
  • Steffani Milliken- 230.7
  • Leslie Shadle- 287
South Central
  • Lauren Walters- 958
  • Sheressa Mills- 267.08
  • Lindsay Allsbrook- 202.45
  • Amanda Cannon-655.15
  • Kaitlyn Eldridge- 329.48
  • Mandy Smith- 202.7
D H Conley
  • Ian Bryan-610.11
North Pitt
  • Candice Shepard- 399
  • Stephanie Beacham-246.5
Farmville Central
  • Tianna Coleman-290
  • Michael Register-305.57
  • Stacy Sutton-420.03
  • Brittany Powell- 236
J H Rose
  • Jasmine Bandy-503.15
  • Ashley Smith- 228.7
  • Kelly Warren-289
  • Qihua Fan-242.3
  • Ricky Johnson-203.7

2007 NC HOSA
State Leadership Conference

Knowledge Test - Nutrition

  • 3rd Place - Chris Carr - DHC

Nursing Assisting

  • 2nd Place - Victoria Tyson - DHC

Sports Medicine

  • 2nd Place - Cameron Lawerence - DHC

Extemporaneous Speaking

  • 5th Place - Matthew Shingara - DHC
  • 6th Place - Stephen Shingara - DHC

HOSA Bowl

  • 10th Place - Biddlecome, Hobbs, Picot, Hume - DHC

Health Education

  • 5th Place - Brooks, Cartwright - DHC

Healthcare Issues Exam

  • 10th Place - Karen Hardy - JHR

Courtsey Corps

  • 5th Place - Frank Quinto - South Central

Ayden Grifton High School Raised $1801.66 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in its "Pennies for Patient's" drive sponsored by HOSA.

The Classes that raised the most are as follows:

  • 1st Place: Joyner $576.78 with an average of $33.93 per student
  • 2nd Place: Gardner $83.78 with an average of $16.76 per student
  • 3rd Place: Harmom
  • 4th Place: Skinner
  • 5th Place: Jones

HOSA Regional Competition Winners

Approximately 500 students from throughout the Northeast Region competed in the Health Occupations Students of America Regional Competition held at J.H. Rose High School on Monday, October 29, 2007. The following Pitt County high school students placed in the top ten for the following events:

Ayden-Grifton High School

  • 2nd place Extemporaneous Writing - Allison Persinger
  • 2nd place Medical Terminology - Kiera Darden
  • Top 10 Sports Medicine - Emily Hudson

Farmville Central High School

  • 3rd place Extemporaneous Speaking - Kristin Singleton

DH Conley High School

  • 4th place Career Health Display - Blaire Conner, Brittany Swinson
  • 1st place Courtsey Corps - Chris Carr
  • 4th place Creative Problem Solving - Courtney Brooks, Ashley Pope, Amanda Thompson, Haley Watson
  • 3rd place CPR/First Aid - Jackie Riddle, Keri Whitehurst
  • 1st place HOSA Bowl - Josh Biddlecome, Freddy Hobbs, Cory Hume, Kristen Picot
  • 3rd place HOSA Bowl - Chris Carr, Nicole Cohen, Jayden Jackson, Andrew Nagler
  • 1st place Medical Math - Aaron Stevens
  • 4th place Nursing Assisting - Maria Anderson
  • Top 10 Nursing Assisting - Elizabeth Koiser
  • 1st place Sports Medicine - Cameron Lawrence
  • 3rd place Sports Medicine - Taylor Chambers
  • 4th place Sports Medicine - Michael Garland
  • Top 10 Sports Medicine - Lacie Evans